"It was the moment for me and my family to say thank you to Australia," he told reporters afterwards.
Mabil said he Facetimed his family immediately after getting back to the sheds, who were all in tears. Mabil's story is a remarkable one, and one he's never forgotten even after securing a move to European football, and playing in the Champions League with FC Midtjylland."I was born in a hut, a little hut - my hotel room here is definitely bigger than the hut, or the room that we had as a family in the refugee camp.
He's still got plenty of years of a glittering career to go, but one thing is for sure - he'll go down in football history as someone who had a direct impact in Australia reaching a World Cup.
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